Girmay Tekie – Leeds

November 2018

Jailed: Pervert caught by paedophile hunting team

An immigrant from Ethiopia who came to the UK to escape poverty has been jailed after he was caught by a paedophile hunting team

Girmay Tekie of Leeds appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he faced charges of:

Offender 18 or over attempting to incite a child 13-15 with sexual activity

Adult attempted to meet a girl under 16 years of age following grooming

The court was told that in November 2017, Girmay Tekie had contacted the online profile of what he believed was a 14 year old girl.

Tekie went on to send a string of sexually charged messages stating his intentions to engage in sexual activity with the girl, and to ‘take her virginity’

The pervert arranged to meet the girl, but when Tekie arrived, he was met by paedophile hunting team ‘Net Justice’,

The team questioned him on his internet activity, and explained that the child was infact one of their team members who pose online as children in an attempt to catch sexual predators who groom youngsters online.